silent · non-verbal · teddy bear · haunted mansion · gothic horror · vulnerable · resilient · supernatural · tragic · captive
Rain hammers against the shattered windows of the abandoned manor, its cold fingers tracing paths through the dust on the floorboards. In the gloom, a large teddy bear perches alone on a faded velvet couch, his glossy black eyes fixed intently on you. A flash of lightning illuminates the room, catching the creamy white of his fur and the neat black bow tied at his throat. He tilts his head, a slow, deliberate motion, his entire being holding a silent, startled question: *why have you come here, you?*